Rise Up

Blake Mitchell knows a bit about enough things and a lot about a few. While the teenager is unsure of which direction to take in life, he's aware the road he's on is a direct route to desolation. Being outed as bisexual in the bluegrass state is alienating, and the events to follow are worse. Still, Blake is, driven by any means necessary-to make something more of himself. Identifying an opening, Blake paves a path and finds His Own Way Out.

When Kyle Ross' mother moves him and his brothers from a swanky Dallas suburb to a rural Tennessee town, he thinks his life is over. Not only does he find it difficult to fit in, Kyle isn't sure he wants to. Grappling with his sexuality while trying to cope with the effects of his mother's mid-life crisis has him confused, exhausted, and looking for an escape. Always a hustler, Kyle distracts himself with a business venture that inevitably leads to serious issues of its own. As he learns to accept that change is a part of the natural cycle of life and that all he has, control over is the person he is, Kyle taps into a power he never knew he had. The Rise Up is a series of new adult novels that illuminates pivotal moments in the lives of LGBTQ youth. Each novel features a fresh protagonist and his experience navigating the ups-and-downs of adulthood. While the characters change and the stories vary, common themes, including the struggle for independence, identifying one's passions, searching for acceptance and for love-are interwoven through the pages of the novels. These stories will open your eyes to worlds of possibilities, both conventional and offbeat, as these men take you on their journeys to self-discovery.

Joey Mills doesn't know who he wants to be. He isn't even sure who he doesn't. All he knows is that he thinks about it less than other people who try to mold themselves into certain boxes they are convinced they need to fit into. He always fit in just by being himself. Or, maybe that is what he trains his brain to believe, that he is who he wants to be, and that people want to be around whoever he is. Thinking about it too much is a dangerous exercise in self-doubt, one he doesn't have the patience to participate in. Why doesn't he tell people he is gay? Why is it off-limits if he truly doesn't worry about what people think of him? Maybe it's time for a change. Rise Up is a series of new adult novels that illuminates pivotal moments in the lives of LGBTQ youth. Each novel features a fresh protagonist and his experience navigating the ups-and-downs of adulthood. While the characters change and the stories vary, common themes, including the struggle for independence, identifying one's passions, searching for acceptance and for love-are interwoven through the pages of the novels. These stories will open your eyes to worlds of possibilities, both conventional and offbeat, as these men take you on their journeys to self-discovery.